EP0670277B1 - Procédé de fabrication de rouleaux de ruban adhésif sensible à la pression avec apparence du noyau par transparence - Google Patents

Procédé de fabrication de rouleaux de ruban adhésif sensible à la pression avec apparence du noyau par transparence Download PDF

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EP0670277B1
EP0670277B1 EP95102992A EP95102992A EP0670277B1 EP 0670277 B1 EP0670277 B1 EP 0670277B1 EP 95102992 A EP95102992 A EP 95102992A EP 95102992 A EP95102992 A EP 95102992A EP 0670277 B1 EP0670277 B1 EP 0670277B1
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  • the present invention relates to a method of preparing pressure sensitive adhesive tape rolls having a clear or transparent to the core appearance. More specifically, the present invention is directed to the making of such transparent to the core tape rolls comprising pressure sensitive adhesives having relatively high shear holding strength values.
  • Pressure sensitive adhesive tapes are typically provided in roll form, having various diameter cores and provided with various tape lengths wound about the cores.
  • Common packaging or box sealing tapes are provided on 76.2 mm [three-inch] diameter cores and are provided with up to 91.44 m [100 yards] or more of pressure sensitive adhesive tape.
  • Such packaging and box sealing tapes generally comprise a backing layer which is coated on one side with a pressure sensitive adhesive layer and which may also be treated or coated on the other side with what is known in the art as a low-adhesion backsize so that the tape separates easily when unwound from the roll.
  • a low-adhesion backsize what is known in the art as a low-adhesion backsize so that the tape separates easily when unwound from the roll.
  • each of the backing layer, the low-adhesion backsize treatment, and the adhesive are preferably transparent.
  • the tape In the rewinding of the individual tape rolls after slitting, the tape is wound about each core with the adhesive layer of each subsequent wind against the treated non-adhesive surface of the backing material of the previous layer. Because of this rewinding operation, microscopic and sometimes even more macroscopic air pockets become entrapped within the adhesive layers between subsequent backing layers. Thus, even with the use of transparent backings and adhesives, the trapped air pockets, particularly the microscopic pockets, give the finished tape roll an overall cloudy or non-transparent appearance.
  • Winding techniques can be generally classified in accordance with the manner by which the individual rolls are driven and the way that the tape is applied thereto.
  • the two basic techniques are either a center-wind method wherein the core being wound with tape is driven about its center axis, or a surface-wind method where the driving is accomplished by a driven roll that rotates against the outer tape roll surface while the core acts as an idler about its central axis.
  • center-winding is the prevalent basic method of winding such tapes.
  • Hybrid methods have also been used which combine surface- and center-winding.
  • the hybrid techniques are used primarily to assist in tension control and to avoid wrinkles. More specifically, it is known to use what is known as a "top-riding roll” or “pack roll” in addition to center-winding.
  • Such pack rolls are urged against the outer surface of the tape roll while the core is driven and apply the tape to the core.
  • the pack roll may be an idler or may also be driven to assist in controlling and reducing tape tension.
  • the force of the pack roll against the tape helps remove wrinkles and prevents large air bubbles or balloons from forming between layers. Such entrapped air can create an unstable roll that may sag, telescope, or become out-of-round.
  • Conventional pack roll type slitters apply pressures of up to about 70.07 N/100 mm [four pounds per lineal inch (PLI)], but usually less than 35.04 N/100 mm [2 PLI], which is generally all that is required in order to remove wrinkles and macroscopic air bubbles as described above.
  • PLI pounds per lineal inch
  • such conventional pack rolls apply sufficient pressure against the soft low shear holding strength pressure sensitive adhesive tapes during rewinding to provide a transparent to the core appearance. More specifically, because the adhesive is soft, the relatively low pressures associated with pack rolls are more than sufficient for removing the microscopic air bubbles and making a uniform homogeneous layer of the adhesive on the tape backing. This ability is hereinafter referred to as the "wetability" of the adhesive on the tape backing.
  • Low shear holding strength values are defined in accordance with the present invention as those having less than 400 minutes of holding power as defined by ASTM D-3654 Standard Test Method for Holding Power of Pressure Sensitive Tape.
  • ASTM D-3654 Standard Test Method for Holding Power of Pressure Sensitive Tape This test measures the ability of the adhesive to withstand a shear force over time. Basically, a standard size tape specimen is applied to a test surface with a controlled pressure. The tape is subjected to a shear force by use of a specified mass acting parallel to the surfaces of the specimen. After the specified mass is applied, it is timed until failure. The time between the application and failure determines the value denoted in minutes.
  • Low shear holding strength values associated with the adhesive tapes known to be made transparent to the core with conventional center-winding or pack roll slitting operations are those below 100 minutes, which values are typical for acrylate polymer based pressure sensitive adhesives. However, values of below 400 minutes are generally considered as low holding strength values which are common to many acrylic-based adhesive tapes and many other natural and synthetic rubber-based adhesive tapes.
  • Such pack roll slitting and winding machines have heretofore been unable to produce transparent to the core tape rolls comprising tape having relatively high shear holding strength values. As above, they have been used at conventional pressures to reduce wrinkles and remove macroscopic air bubbles in addition to assist in tension control. Such higher shear holding strength values are considered those above 400 minutes as defined by the ASTM D-3654 Standard Test. More particularly, values of greater than 1,000 minutes are considered of significant high strength.
  • such higher shear holding strength adhesives are those made of natural or block copolymer rubbers blended with tackifying resin and cross-linked adhesives of all types. The use of high shear strength adhesives is desired in many situations, such as in packaging, when greater holding power is desired by a user for a particular application. Such higher shear holding strength adhesives are also typically harder and less deformable than the low shear strength adhesives discussed above, and it is, thus, much more difficult to remove microscopic entrapped air bubbles.
  • such transparent to the core tape rolls can also be provided by the method of providing pressure to the outside of the tape during winding on the core, and that after a period of 3-4 months, the air that is present in the microscopic pores between the layers is eliminated by the expansion and contraction of the base film itself.
  • a tape that is wound while under some surface pressure, presumably conventional pressures may clear up after a significant period of aging.
  • the method of the present invention overcomes the shortcomings and disadvantages associated with the prior art in that higher shear strength pressure sensitive adhesive tapes can be provided in roll form with a transparent to the core appearance in a relatively short time and without the need to subject the rolls to additional method steps. Moreover, the present invention achieves such transparent to the core appearance by sufficiently wetting-out the adhesive on the tape backing to remove microscopic air bubbles entrapped within the harder high shear strength adhesive layers.
  • Such pressure sensitive adhesive tape rolls comprising high shear strength tape with substantially complete adhesive wetting and thus a transparent to the core appearance can be accomplished by the method in accordance with the present invention as defined in claim 1.
  • FIG. 1 a method for slitting and rewinding pressure sensitive adhesive tape onto tape cores is illustrated. More specifically, with reference to Figures 1 and 2, the method of the present invention for producing transparent to the core pressure sensitive adhesive tape rolls is schematically illustrated.
  • a supply roll of tape material 10 having an indefinite width and roll diameter is provided, from which a plurality of tape rolls 12 are made (the supply roll dimensions are defined by the ability to produce a large roll and the number of tape rolls to be made at once).
  • a width of the tape material 14 is unwound from the supply roll 10 and is slit along its machine direction at a slitting station 16 into a plurality of tapes 18.
  • the width of the tape material 14 equals the cumulative width of the tapes 18.
  • Any number of tapes 18 can be made from a single supply roll 10 depending on the desired width of each tape 18, which may be different for each tape roll 12, and the width of the tape material 14.
  • the slitting station 16 preferably comprises a series of conventional opposed cutting elements 20 which divide the tape material 14 into the tapes 18.
  • Plural driven winding shafts 24 are also preferably provided so that the tapes 18, after being run together over a roller 22, which may be an idler or driven roller, can be alternatingly rewound onto tape cores 26 provided on different winding shafts 24 so as to prevent edge interleaving.
  • the tape cores 26 are frictionally driven by the driven winding shafts 24 for winding the plural tapes 18 at the same time by a center winding technique until a desired amount of tape is rewound on each tape core 26.
  • a pull roll 28 is also provided; however, the winding shafts 24 wind the tapes 18 into the tape rolls 12 with the tapes 18 under tension.
  • the method of the present invention basically includes the rewinding of an adhesive material onto a tape core under conditions as explained below. It is understood that the slitting operation does not form a critical portion of the method of the present invention, but comprises a part of a typical slitting/rewinding system that is used to slit large tape supply rolls down into smaller diameter plural tape rolls. Such slitting/rewinding machines are commercially available, such as from Guzzetti s.p.a. of Turate, Italy. It is further understood that a single tape roll could be unwound and then rewound in the manner as follows.
  • a suitable backing layer is provided onto one side of which a pressure sensitive adhesive is coated.
  • a suitable backing layer may be provided from a roll of film or may be made directly as a film layer prior to the adhesive coating.
  • the backing layer needs to be sufficiently transparent; and that means that the film material should have a low percentage of haze as defined by the ASTM D-1003 Standard Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance of Transparent Plastics, a modification of which is described below.
  • the percentage of haze should be below three percent (3%) to be considered sufficiently transparent for the present case.
  • the method of making the backing layer does not form a part of the present invention, except that it is preferable that the film be of substantially even caliper over its entire width.
  • caliper variations in the backing layer can be a factor in obtaining tape roll clarity for which compensation of other factors might have to be made.
  • Backing layer films can be suitably made by various extrusion methods that are well known in the art and may include orientation of the film.
  • a non-exclusive list of conventional polymeric backing layer films follows with the understanding that any could be suitable for making transparent to the core tape rolls that are otherwise suitable for use as a tape backing layer and which are sufficiently transparent, as described above: polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester (such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET)), biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), copolymers of propylene and ethylene, and copolymers of ethylene and olefins having four or more carbon atoms.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • BOPP biaxially oriented polypropylene
  • PVC polyvinyl chloride
  • copolymers of propylene and ethylene and copolymers of ethylene and olefins having four or more carbon atoms.
  • the pressure sensitive adhesive to be coated on the backing layer should also be sufficiently transparent. In fact, what is most important is not that the backing layer and the adhesive layer themselves are sufficiently transparent, but that the combination of the backing layer and the adhesive be sufficiently transparent (this may actually improve after they are combined).
  • the present invention is directed to the making of tape rolls having a transparent to the core appearance for tapes having relatively high shear holding strength adhesives as defined according to the ASTM method D-3654 Standard Test Method for Holding Power of Pressure Sensitive Tapes.
  • high shear holding strength adhesives are those having a value of more than 400 minutes of holding power.
  • Adhesives below 400 minutes of holding power, such as most acrylate-based adhesives, are typically soft and easily deformable, while those above tend to be harder and become significantly less deformable as the holding power increases.
  • Suitable high shear holding strength adhesives for use in the method of the present invention are those having shear holding strength values of greater than 400 minutes, and more preferably greater than 1000 minutes, and which may be generally based on general compositions of polyacrylate; polyvinyl ether; diene-containing rubber such as natural rubber, polyisoprene, and polybutadiene; styrene-butadiene rubber; polychloroprene; butyl rubber; butadiene-acrylonitrile polymer; thermoplastic elastomer block copolymers such as styrene-isoprene (SI) and styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) block copolymers, styrene-butadiene (SB) and styrene-butadiene-styrene polymers (SBS), and ethylene/propylene and ethylene-butylene-diene polymers such as styrene-ethylene/
  • compositions to give high shear strength adhesives may require cross-linking or curing by methods well known in the art.
  • the adhesives can contain additives such as tackifiers, plasticizers, antioxidants, stabilizers, curatives, and solvents.
  • the manner of coating the adhesive on the backing layer also does not form a critical part of the present invention and any known conventional techniques can be utilized. As above with regard to film caliper, it is also preferable to control the adhesive layer coating to provide a substantially even caliper layer, which if uneven may require compensation by other factors.
  • the method of the present invention includes the unwinding of tape material 14 from a supply tape roll 10 and the subsequent rewinding of the tape 18 onto tape core 26 to make tape rolls 12. Slitting is also typically done between the supply roll 10 unwinding and the individual tape roll 12 rewinding to narrow the width of the tape material 14 to a number of tapes 18.
  • the tape 18 is wound about each core with the adhesive layer of each subsequent wind against the treated non-adhesive surface of the backing material of the previous layer.
  • microscopic and sometimes even more macroscopic air pockets become entrapped within the adhesive layers between subsequent backing layers. More specifically, the air pockets form within the adhesive layer and at the interface of the adhesive layer to the non-adhesive surface of the previous backing layer.
  • the trapped air pockets particularly the microscopic pockets, give the finished tape roll an overall cloudy or non-transparent appearance.
  • the winding technique illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 is a center-wind method wherein the core 26 that is being wound with tape is driven about its central axis defined by the driven winding shaft 24.
  • center-winding is the prevalent basic method of winding such tapes.
  • a "top-riding roll” or “pack roll” 30 is provided at each application point of the tapes 18 to each tape roll 12 that is being rewound.
  • the pack rolls 30 are urged so as to apply a controlled force, illustrated by arrow A in Figure 2, against the outer surface of the tape rolls 12 at the application point of the tape 18 to the tape roll 12 while the cores 26 are driven by the winding shafts 24.
  • the pack rolls 30 may be idlers or may also be driven to assist in controlling and reducing tape tension.
  • the pack rolls 30 are preferably independently conventionally urged against the tape rolls 12 during rewinding in any manner, such as by hydraulic pressure, mechanical pressure devices, pneumatic pressure, or the like so that each can float to follow the individual tape rolls 12.
  • the manner of applying the pressure is controllable so as to maintain a substantially constant pressure during the rewinding operation.
  • each pack roll 30 is preferably applied to the rolls 12 at the application point of the tape 18 to each roll 12 in the general direction of arrow A.
  • the amount of contact pressure applied is a major factor in making tape rolls having high shear holding strength adhesives, as set forth above, with a transparent to the core appearance in a rewinding operation.
  • Example 1 below sets out the contact pressures applied by such pack rolls 30 in the manner as illustrated for a number of tapes and adhesives of various high shear holding strength values starting at about 400 minutes, as defined by ASTM D-3654 Standard Test Method.
  • the contact pressures applied by the pack rolls 30, in accordance with the method of the present invention are significantly higher than those associated with conventional pack roll type slitters.
  • conventional pack rolls apply about 35.04 N/100 mm [two (2) pounds per lineal inch (PLI)] or less of pressure primarily for the purpose of removing macroscopic air bubbles and removing wrinkles.
  • the pressure is actually applied over a contact area determined by the diameter of the pack roll, the durometer of the pack roll, the tape material and the diameter of the core onto which the tape is being wound. By reducing the contact area, the applied pressure can actually be reduced. As the shear holding strength values increase, so does the needed contact pressure. However, in some cases, the tape rolls clear up over time.
  • the length of the tape roll is a significant factor in obtaining transparent to the core tape rolls.
  • Table 2 within Example 2 below, a number of tapes were rewound under a high pack roll contact pressure of 525,4 N/100 mm [30 PLI] to determine the length of each tape that could be wound on a 7.62 cm [three (3) inch] diameter core and be made immediately transparent to the core.
  • This data shows the cumulative effect of the haze of the backing layer and the adhesive after multiple wraps. Other factors affecting the ability to make transparent to the core tape rolls are detailed below.
  • the caliper variation of the backing layer and adhesive is preferred. It is preferred that the caliper variation be below one percent (1%) so as to substantially eliminate any significance. If, however, the caliper variation is greater than one percent (1%), then one or more of the other factors may need to be adjusted. Specifically, such greater variations can be compensated for by increasing the applied contact pressure of the pack rolls. Moreover, reducing the pack roll durometer is another way to compensate. For example, in order to compensate for a caliper variation, a rubber pack roll would need less of an increase of contact pressure than would a steel roll. The rubber roll would more evenly apply the increased pressure, while a steel roll would have to crush more of those areas of higher caliper.
  • the amount of pack roll force needed to give essentially complete wetting of the adhesive layer, resulting in a clear roll of tape immediately after winding, was determined for a series of high shear adhesive tapes having adhesive shear values ranging from about 400 minutes to several thousand minutes as measured by ASTM D-3654, Standard Test Method for Holding Power of Pressure Sensitive Tape.
  • ASTM D-3654, Standard Test Method for Holding Power of Pressure Sensitive Tape was measured for a series of high shear adhesive tapes having adhesive shear values ranging from about 400 minutes to several thousand minutes as measured by ASTM D-3654, Standard Test Method for Holding Power of Pressure Sensitive Tape.
  • the cores were wrapped with "eye chart” type paper that contained the alphabet printed in various sizes. After winding the tape rolls, each roll was graded based on the ability to read the "eye chart" through the tape.
  • Sample 1 was a biaxially oriented polypropylene backed packaging tape with a styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) rubber/resin type adhesive available from Intertape Corporation, Danville, Virginia, as box sealing tape #7100.
  • SIS styrene-isoprene-styrene
  • a 45.72 m [50 yard] roll was pack roll wound on a 7.62 cm [3 inch] core at a line speed of 91.2 m/min. (300 feet per minute) using a winding tension of 8.76 N/100 mm (0.5 pounds per lineal inch) to give a clear roll as indicated below.
  • Samples 2, 3, 4 and 5 are similar biaxially oriented polypropylene backed SIS rubber/resin packaging tapes having different calipers as indicated in Table 1 and are available from 3M Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, as packaging tape #369, #371, #373 and #375 respectively. Again, 45.72 m [50 yard] rolls were pack roll wound on 7.62 cm (3 inch) cores under the conditions described for sample 1, and the pack roll forces needed to give essentially complete wetting resulting in a clear to the core tape roll for each sample are shown in Table 1.
  • the shear values listed for sample 1 represent the averages of three individual shear values as determined by ASTM D-3654, while the shear values listed for samples 2, 3, 4 and 5 are minimal shear values listed in the product literature.
  • a pack roll force of at least 175.1 N/100 mm (10 PLI) is needed to obtain clear tape rolls of 45.72 m [50 yard] lengths on 7.62 cm [3 inch] cores immediately after pack roll winding tapes when the tape comprises an adhesive with a shear value of about 400 minutes as measured by ASTM D-3654, and for preferred higher shear adhesives, having shear values of at least 1000 minutes, a pack roll force of at least 262.7 N/100 mm (15 PLI) is needed.
  • the shear value of the adhesive, and therefore the minimum pack roll force needed to achieve nearly complete wetting to give a clear to the core appearance is dependent on the thickness of the adhesive layer as well as the deformability as determined by the adhesive composition.
  • Sample 2 available as tape #5912, was a tape having a 38.1 ⁇ m (1.5 mil) cellophane backing coated with 21 grams/cm 2 (5 grains/24 sq. in.) of a SIS rubber/resin adhesive; the total thickness of the tape sample was about 61 ⁇ m (2.4 mil).
  • Sample 3 available as tape #355, was a tape having a 50.8 ⁇ m (2 mil) polyester backing coated 33.6 grams/m 2 (8 grains/24 sq. in.) of a SIS rubber/resin adhesive; the total thickness of the tape sample was about 88.9 ⁇ m (3.5 mil).
  • Sample 4 available as tape #610, was a tape having a 35.6 ⁇ m (1.4 mil) cellophane backing coated with 23.1 grams/m 2 (5.5 grains/24 sq. in.) of a natural rubber/resin adhesive; the total thickness of the tape sample was about 76.2 ⁇ m (3 mil).
  • the roll length of each sample varied, as shown in Table 2. Clear-to-the-Core Tapes Tape sample Roll length Rating (yd) (m) #1 6 5.5 7 #2 26 23.8 7 #3 18 16.5 7 #4 35 32 7 #5 42 38.5 7
  • a supply roll of tape material available from 3M Italia s.p.a., Bergamo, Italy as tape number 3701, was converted into tape by a slitter/rewinding operation.
  • the tape material comprised a 27.9 ⁇ m (1.1 mil) BOPP backing coated with 16.8 grams/m 2 (4 grains/24 sq. in.) of a SIS rubber/resin type adhesive.
  • the finished supply roll was 129.5 cm (51 inches) wide by 2,734 m (3000 yards) long on a 7.6 cm (3 inch) diameter paper core.
  • the tape was slit into 54.9 m (60 yard) and 91.4 m (100 yard) long rolls at 30.4 m/min (100 feet per minute) using a pack roll force of approximately 71.8 N/100 mm (4.1 PLI).
  • Opaque bands appeared in several tape rolls located at positions towards the ends of the winding bar due to caliper variation in the supply roll. Rolls from the center of the bar did not show the opaque bands, so representative center rolls were analyzed to determine the degree of clarity of the finished tape roll. The clarity of the rolls was determined as described in Example 1 immediately after slitting (initial) and after 9, 14 and 27 days natural aging.
  • box sealing tape #371 available from 3M Company, St Paul, Minnesota.
  • the #371 tape had a 30.5 ⁇ m (1.2 mil) biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) backing and a 20.3 ⁇ m (0.8 mil) SIS rubber/resin adhesive coating, giving a total tape caliper of about 50.8 ⁇ m (2.0 mils).
  • BOPP biaxially oriented polypropylene
  • Duplicate rolls were pack roll wound into 100 meter rolls at a line speed of 304.8 m/min (1000 feet per minute) and a winding tension of 13.0 N/100 mm (0.74 PLI) at pack roll pressures of about 117.5, 175.1, 262.7, 350.2, 437.8 and 525.4 N/100 mm, respectively (6.72, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 PLI).
  • the duplicate rolls were rated after 1, 4, 6, 13, 19, 28, 41, 63 and 103 days natural aging as described in Example 1. The results are summarized in Table 4. Clarity vs.
  • the data shows that 100 meter rolls of clear tape are obtained after about 63 days natural aging when a pack roll pressure of about 350.2 N/100 mm (20 PLI) is used, after about 41 days when a pack roll pressure of about 437.8 N/100 mm (25 PLI) is used, and after about 19 days when a pack roll pressure of about 525.4 N/100 mm (30 PLI) is used.

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  1. Procédé de fabrication de rouleaux de ruban adhésif sensible à la pression avec apparence du noyau par transparence pour que le rouleau de ruban adhésif ait au moins une valeur de transmission totale en pourcentage de 45%, telle que déterminée par la méthode d'essai normalisé ASTM D-1003 du Voile et de la transmission de lumière des matières plastiques transparentes comprenant les étapes suivantes :
    application d'un rouleau d'alimentation de matériau de ruban adhésif, le matériau de ruban adhésif comprenant une couche de support transparente présentant une surface majeure non adhésive, une seconde surface majeure de celle-ci étant recouverte d'une couche d'adhésif sensible à la pression et possédant une certaine force d'adhérence au cisaillement ;
    déroulement du matériau de ruban adhésif à partir du rouleau d'alimentation de matériau de ruban adhésif ;
    réenroulement d'une longueur du matériau de ruban adhésif déroulé sur un noyau pour fabriquer un rouleau de ruban adhésif comprenant au moins cinquante enroulements tout en appliquant une pression de contact suffisante d'au moins 70,07 N par 100 mm linéaires (quatre livres de pression par pouce linéaire) à la surface majeure non adhésive du ruban adhésif, essentiellement au point d'application du ruban adhésif sur le rouleau de ruban adhésif ; dans lequel la force d'adhérence au cisaillement élevée du matériau de ruban adhésif est supérieure à 400 minutes, comme déterminée par la méthode d'essai normalisé ASTM pour la Force d'adhérence d'un ruban adhésif sensible à la pression.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite étape de réenroulement du ruban adhésif déroulé sur un noyau comprend, en outre, l'utilisation d'un galet sous pression pour appliquer la pression de contact suffisante à la surface majeure non adhésive du ruban adhésif.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 2, dans lequel l'étape d'application d'une pression de contact suffisante par un galet sous pression comprend l'application d'au moins 175,1 N par 100 mm linéaires (dix livres de pression par pouce linéaire) sur le ruban adhésif, et ledit procédé comprend, en outre, la fabrication de rouleaux de ruban adhésif sensible à la pression avec apparence du noyau par transparence au moment de ladite étape de réenroulement.
  4. Procédé selon la revendication 3, dans lequel la force d'adhérence au cisaillement élevée du matériau de ruban adhésif est supérieure à 1000 minutes, comme déterminée par la méthode d'essai normalisé ASTM pour la Force d'adhérence d'un ruban adhésif sensible à la pression.
  5. Procédé selon les revendications 1 ou 2 comprenant, en outre, l'étape de vieillissement du rouleau de ruban adhésif après que l'étape de réenroulement est complète, pour permettre au rouleau de ruban adhésif de devenir transparent jusqu'au noyau après ladite étape de réenroulement.
  6. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5 comprenant, en outre, l'étape de découpage du matériau de ruban adhésif en plusieurs rubans adhésifs et de réenroulement des rouleaux de ruban adhésif avec apparence, simultanée, du noyau par transparence.
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